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Issue

2011

June

INTRODUCTION BY THE CONSUL

GENERAL,MICHAL SEDLACEK…….. 1-2

THE MASARYK UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF

ARTS IN BRNO CAME UP WITH SOME NEW TYPES OF

CZECH STUDIES ……………2 THE CZECH MINSTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

H.E. KAREL SCHWARZENBERG, VISITED

CALIFORNIA................ 3-4

PEAK SEASON OF STUDENT VISA…….5 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL 2011 ………6 LOS ANGELES AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC:

WORKING TOGETHER.............7 AWARDED FOUR TEAMS OF CZECH STUDENTS

A TOTAL OF FIVE PRIZES AT INTEL INTERNATIONAL

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR 2011......7

FESTIVAL MUTUAL INSPIRATIONS 2011-

ANTONIN DVORAK ……8-9

Czech the News Newsletter LOS ANGELES

CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC IN LOS ANGELES

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Los Angeles

Consulate General of the

Czech Republic

http://www.phil.muni.cz/kabcest

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San Francisco – Reception at the residence of Honorary Consul Richard Pivnicka

Los Angeles – Reception at the residence of Consul General Michal Sedlacek

Consulate General of the

Czech Republic in Los

Angeles

10990 Wilshire Boulevard

Suite 1100

Los Angeles, CA 90024

www.mzv.cz/losangeles

E: losangelesl@embassy.mzv.cz

P: 310-473-0889

F: 310-473-9813

The Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E.

Karel Schwarzenberg, visits California

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Office of the Mayor – Minister Schwarzenberg meeting with

Mayor Villaraigosa

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APPLICATIONS

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Calendar of Events

Consulate General of the Czech Republic

10990 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1100

LOS ANGELES, CA 90024

JUNE 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011

Kawasaki´s Rose (LA Film Festival)

Friday, June 24, 2011, 7.20 pm, Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

Saturday, June 25, 2011 , 12.30 pm, Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

Sep.8 - Symposium at the residence of Consul General (170th

anniversary of the birth of the composer A.Dvorak)

JULY 2011 September 14 and 21- the Consulate General will screen twice

on its premises the film about Dvorak´s life called Deo Gratius

July 28- LA Philharmonic The New World Symphony In the end of September- the Salastina orchestra will perform a

few Dvorak´s compositions

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Los Angeles Film Festival

Kawasaki's Rose International Showcase (Czech Republic, 2010, 100 mins) In Czech with English subtitles Directed By: Jan Hrebejk

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Los Angeles and the Czech Republic:

Working Together

Awarded four teams of Czech students a total of five prizes at

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2011

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Embassy and the Consulates

General of the Czech Republic in

the United States are introducing

an annual cultural event, the

Festival of Czech - US Mutual

Inspirations, based on the

hundreds of years of Czech-

American historical and cultural,

mutually stimulating ties. This

festival, through the celebration

of the work of many famous

personalities and the creations of

individuals they in turn

influenced, aims to depict this

long tradition of transatlantic,

bilateral inspiration and

interpretation. The theme of this

year’s festival will be Antonin

Dvorak and his works, written

both in the United States and in

the Czech Republic. The Dvorak

Festival will consist of many

events around the United States.

First Lady Michelle Obama´s

office has expressed interest in

the Festival in Washington, DC.

The Festival of Mutual Inspirations 2011 -

Antonin Dvorak will begin on September 8,

2011, commemorating the 170th anniversary of

the birth of the composer, and will continue

throughout the fall months of 2011.

On this date (September 8, 2011), the Consul General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles Michal Sedlacek will host the Symposium at his residence in honor of Antonin Dvorak. A local chamber orchestra will present a few pieces of Dvorak´s music. Two esteemed Dvorak scholars Nick Strimple (USC) and Robert Winter (UCLA), will give a short lecture on Dvorak´s life and work. In addition, a few scenes and dialogues from the upcoming US independent film Spillville will be performed. Spillville is the tiny farming town in Iowa that saved Dvorak while he was suffering a creative crisis in 1893. During September of 2011, the Consulate General will screen twice on its premises the film about Dvorak´s life called Deo Gratius. In the end of September, the Salastina orchestra will perform a few Dvorak´s compositions.

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Antonin Dvorak

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LA Dvorak´s fans can attend variety of concerts during the festivals, for example LA Philharmonic

will offer two concerts which include Dvorak music on its fall calendar – The New World

Symphony (July 28, 2011) and Symphony N.7 (November 4-6, 2011). The Los Angeles Chamber

Orchestra will perform Dvorak´s Nocturne in B major on October 15 and 16, 2011.

The Consulate General plans to celebrate Czech National Day this year with a Dvorak concert

organized in close cooperation with the UCLA School of Arts at the end of October, 2011.

The official conclusion of the Dvorak festival will take place at the Presbyterian Church in Beverly

Hills on November 13, 2011 where a concert of some Dvorak´s best music will be presented by

composer and conductor Nick Strimple of USC.

The Festival is founded on the idea of giving rise to an “all American community project”, taking

place at cultural, religious or educational community centers through variety of forms, such as

music, art, dance, film, and literature. The Festival is open to artists, scientists and scholars, be it

children, amateurs, or professionals.

To make it truly an all-American event, we rely heavily on outside support and collaboration.All

events will be promoted by Czech and American media and via the Czech Embassy and Consulate

General websites as part of an all- American festival.

We are sure that with your support we will be able to make the Festival of Mutual Inspirations

2011 - Antonin Dvorak a great success. We remain dedicated to promoting strong Czech-US

relations and share with the American public as much from our great culture as possible.

For the further information about Mutual Inspirations Festival please visit websites

www.mutualinspirations.org

Viktorie Miksatkova